Joongdong High School

Joongdong High School (Hangul: 중동고등학교, Hanja: 中東高等學校) is a private school founded in 1906[1], located in Irwon-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea. The school and its foundation were undertaken in 1994 by Samsung Group by the will of group's founder, Lee Byung-chul, the school's 26th graduate. This school is currently operated by Joongdong Educational Foundation.

Joongdong High School
Location
Gangnam-gu
,
Seoul

South Korea
Information
TypePrivate (autonomous private high school)
Established1906
Facultyapprox. 106
GenderBoys
Number of studentsapprox. 1,360
Websitehttp://www.joongdong.hs.kr
Joongdong High School
Hangul
중동고등학교
Hanja
中東高等學校
Revised RomanizationJoongdong Godeung Hakgyo
McCune–ReischauerChungdong Kodŭng Hakkyo

Reputation

Many of Joongdong High School students get an offer from Korean top-tier universities. Also in 2011, Joongdong High School ranked #1 to be offered to enter Seoul National University (Best university in Korea). In 2012, the entrance rate for SKY (universities) rated 21.6%, which is the highest among korea's regular high school.[2]

Notable alumni
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References
  1. 고등학교 ‘100살 시대’ 활짝 http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=102&oid=028&aid=0000129982
  2. http://www.veritas-a.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=12747
  3. 알고보니 삼성 이병철 전 회장이… http://mbn.mk.co.kr/pages/news/newsView.php?category=mbn00009&news_seq_no=1559541

See also

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